La fábrica de la empatía. Del determinismo genético al origen social de la moral

Abstract

Preston and De Waal have adopted a theoretical idea known as the “Perception-Action Model” (PAM), which suggests that empathy and morality have genetic and evolutionary roots. In this paper, the author proposes a critical reading of PAM and an alternative interpretation, “the empathy factory”, which reconsiders the “Perception-Action Hypothesis” and the discovery of mirror neurons in the light of Judith Butler’s concept of performativity and the social construction of emotions. The conclusion is that the origin of the moral impulse does not lie in genetic determinism but in social relationships, language and affective communication.